Siphon-filler and mineral-water charger.



No. 664,35l. Patented nec. ls, 19m).

J. H. Fox. SIPHDN FILLER AND MINERAL WATERCHARGER.

(Appncniun me@ Apr. 9, 1900.)

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Patented nec. la, |900. .1. H. Fox.

SIPHON FILLER AND MINERAL WATER CHARGER.

(Application filed Apr. 9, 190.)

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f Humm UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

Jol-1N n. Fox, or NEW YORK, Y.

SIPHON-FILLER AND MINERAL-WATER CHARGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,351, dated December 18, 1900.

Application iiled April 9 1900.

represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

One object of the present invention is to furnish a means for supporting a Siphon in a suitable holder and pressing it by means of a treadle againsta supply-socket, by which conystruction the hands of the operator are left entirely free to manipulate the holder and the supply-valves.

By moving the Siphon instead of the socket to make connection with the supply of liquid the supply-socket may be held stationary upon a suitable standard, as well as the usual three-way valve,and such stationary arrangement of the socket and valve enables me to use rigid connections with the holder for carbonated Water, and thus avoid the derangement to which the pipes are subject if flexible connections be used.

Another object of the invention is to furnish means for opening' the Siphon-valve by hand with connections that are inoperative until the cover of the Siphon-holder is closed, whereby the charge of liquid under pressure cannot be introduced to the Siphon until the Siphon is confined in the holder, and accident to the operator is thus absolutely prevented in case of explosion.

Another object of the invention is to furnish a means for supplying a charge of Vichy or Seltzer salts to the siphon before it is filled with carbonated water, whereby the siphons are charged at pleasure in the same apparatus with Vichy Water, Seltzer water, or plain carbonated water.

By the stationary arrangement of the Supply-socket a pump'may be attached rigidly to the same standard, and thus be readily used by the operator to force a charge of salts into the Siphon through the stationary supply-socket, and rigid connections from a reservoir of salts may be used to supply Such Serial No. 12,059. \No model.)

pump, and thus avoid the derangements to which exible connections would be subject.

Au apparatus embodying my invention is shown in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a `side elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation with the siphon-holder in section where hatched. Fig. 3 is an elevation like that in Fig. l, upon a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a plan of the same. Fig. 5 is a View of the valve and supplysocket in section with part of the Siphon. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the pump; and Fig. '7 a view upon the front Side of the holder, showing the appliances for operating the si phonvalve.

a designates a standard of round shape supported upon a foot-plate Z9.

c is the Siphon-holder, furnished upon the front side with swivelstud cl, tted to a swivel-bearing e upon a sleeve f. The sleeve is fitted movably to the standard and is held from turning by a slot g in one side and a corresponding tongue attached to a fixed collar 71which supports the Siphon-holder upon the Standard. The holder is formed with a guide t' a little inclined to the axis of the holder, and a rollerj is fitted to the guide and arranged to bear upon the Siphon-valve or linger-lever 7c. A toggle-lever Z is pivoted upon the Siphon-holder and connected with the opposite ends of the roller by links m, and the toggle-lever is provided with a handle n, which when turned, as shown in Fig. 2, opens the Siphon-valve by pressure upon the iinger-lever 7c and locks the roll in such position by the relation of the respective pivots. The cover c of the Siphon-holder is hinged upon the holder in the usual manner; but the hinge-lugs are provided with a projection o, which when the cover is closed and the valve opened stands close to the lever n and when the cover is opened to insert the Siphon moves in the path of the dotted line 0' in Fig. 2, so that the handle must be turned toward the roller, as indicated in dotted lines n in Fig. 2, thus releasing the siphon-valve Y IOO to connect with a supply of carbonated water. A lifting-rod is pivoted to the end of the guide t' and connected with a treadle t, jointed at the base of the standard, so that pressure upon the treadle may slide the holder upwardly upon the standard, the sleeve f rising without turning during such movement. The valve r is of a type well known andoperates when the valve-lever r2 is turned in its central position to shut off the supply of water. When it is turned in one direction from such central position, it operates tovent the siphon, while in the reverse position it operates to admit the carbonated water or salts into the siphon.

Fig. 5 shows a passage extending from the three-way-valve r within the supply-socket, and a pipe s is also connected with such passage and with a pump u. A check-valve p/ isinserted in the pipe s'. The pump, as shown in Fig. 3, 'is provided (near its connection with the pipe s) with an inlet u', having a pipe s extended by branches i; and stopval'v-es 'u' to two reservoirs of salts. The reservoirs v2 and o3 are only partly shown for want of room upon the drawings; but it is 'obvious that they may be of any desired character and that any solution of salts contained therein will be led to the pump if the stop-valve for such reservoir be opened. A check-valve p2 is-ins'erted in the pipe 8opening toward the inlet u', while the check-valve p opens toward the supply-socket, so that the salts drawn into the pump-barrel by the retraction of the piston are expelled into the siphon through the supply-socket when the piston is pushed inward. The cap w upon the outer end of the pump-barrel is screwed into the into the carbonated water.

barrel, so that it may be readily removed, and an adjustable collar w is fixed by a set-screw upon the piston-rod to regulate the degree to which the piston can be retracted. Such collar serves to graduate the charge of salts drawn into the pump and discharged to the Siphon at each stroke of the piston, and thus regulates the proportion of salts introduced The collar may be vreadily changed in its position upon the piston-rod by unscrewing the cap w, and the charge may thus be varied as desired. Such means of Varying the charge is s'uicient in practice, as any change in the adjustment of the collar is very seldom required. The pump is fastened to the arm q in such position that tire operator mayl readily operate the piston when standing with his foot adjacent to the treadle,w1hile the si phonholder is also accessib'le to raise the cover vand insert the siphons` insuccession to be lled. The pump yis fastened to the arm q, so that the operator may stand at the point designated A in Fig. l-and in the lower end of the holder for such pu'r-A pose, and the nozzle rpointingtoward the supply-socketp. So long as the cover is open the handle n, which opens the Siphon-valve, is thrown into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2; but when the Siphon-cover is closed, as shown inthe drawings, the handle 'n is moved to the position shown in full lines, by which the roller is pressed upon the finger-lever k to open the Siphon-valve.

The treadle t is then pressed by the foot, raisfar as the collar w -will permit) then draws` into the pump-barrel the required charge of salts. When the piston is pushed forward to the bottom of the pump-barrel, the `charge is forced into the siphon through the supplysocket, -and the Siphon is then vtill-ed up with carbonated water. When the piston is thus pressed to the bottom of the barrel, ift'covers the inlet u', and -th-us shuts off the-supply of salts to the pump,so that it is not necessary to actuate the valve o nor any other valve yw-hich supplies the salts so'long as the operator is charging-siphons with such salts. The check-valve p 1when the piston is in the bottom of the barrel prevents the carbonated water under pressu-refrom -forcingits way into the pump-barrel when the siphon ris charged withsuch water. I-n ycharging each successivesiphon with salts the piston is th-us simply reciprocate'd, and its position overthe inlet u after charging-each Siphon serves to cut oft the-salts from'the pump fwithoutany special attention on the part of the operator. When the 4sip'hon `is til-led, the Vhandle n is thrown downward to :close the Siphon-valve, the pressure -uponfthe treadle is 4released to drop the siphon-fholder so far as is permitted by the collar h, and the cover of the holder is then opened and the illedsiphon removed.

It is understood that the Siphon-holder is suitably vslotted at n' upon the front and back at the lower end to permit the passage of the nozzle x' vand the iinger-'lever cjibutfexcept where the slots are formed the bottom yof the holder is provided with curved shoulders y, asshown in Fig. 2,'to fit the head ,e of the Siphon, so that the entire press-ureof forcing the nozzle into the supply-socket issustained bythe head andthe breakage of the-si phonbott-le 4is wholly prevented.

'To adapt the-apparatus for vuse with various mak-es of -siphons `in which thevnozzle'x' may be ofgreateror less lengthorprojection from the'head c', Irmake the'siphon-'holderfadjustable, as well as the supply-socket. The

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siphon -h'older is supported by the stud d upon the swivel-bearing e, in which it can be turned in a vertical plane and clamped by the set-screw. (Shown in Fig.2.) The Siphonholder can also bevturned around upon the standard by rotating the collar h and securing it by a set-screw q. The arm q, which sustains the supply-socket, pump u, and valve r, can also be rotated upon the standard by collar h' and secured by the set-screw q', (Shown in Fig. 4,) and the Supplysocket itself is secured upon the end of the arm g by a stud q2 and Set-Screw g3, which permits the socket and valve to be adjusted as desired.

From the above description it Will be seen that the supply-socket and the valve o and pump u are fixed upon the standard when in operation and may have relatively rigid connections, Such as block-tin pipes, with the reservoirs of carbonated waterand salts, and the movement and derangement of such pipes are avoided during the entire operation of the apparatus. It Will also be understood that the Siphon-holder may be mounted movably upon a Standard and the nozzle pressed into the supply-socket bya treadleirrespective of the means employed for opening the Siphonvalve; but I have made claims to the roller and the hand-lever for operating the same, as Such means are very advantageous. I have also made special claims to the pump and connections for feeding a charge of salts into the Siphon-holder; but it Will be understood that the holder may be constructed and operated without Such salts-charging devices.

Hav-ing thus set forth the nature of the invention, what is claimed herein is- 1. In a siphon-iiller, the combination, With the standard supporting a Supply-socket, of a sleeve movable upon the standard and having the Siphonholder secured adjustably thereon, and a treadle with suitable connections for raising the holder to press the nozzle of the Siphon into the supply-socket.

2. In a Siphon-liner, the combination, With the standard supportinga Supply-socket, of

la sleeve movable upon the Standard and having the Siphon-holder secured thereon and provided with a shoulder to fit the head of the Siphon, and a treadle with suitable connections for raising the holder to press the nozzle of the siphon into the Supply socket, whereby the treadle-pressure is sustained by the head of the siphon.

3. In a Siphon-filler, the combination, with a suitable standard, of a supply-socket adjustable upon the standard to admit the siphon-nozzle, a sleeve movable upon the standard and provided with a Swivel-bearing, and a Siphon-holder having a lateral swivel-stud secured adjustably in such bearing `with a treadle and connections for raising the holder to press the nozzle of the Siphon into the su pply-socket.

4. In a siphon-liller, the combination, with the Siphon-holder, of an inclined guide adjacent to the head of the siphon With a roller fitted to such guide and arranged to bear upon the Siphonvalve,aud a handle with con-4 nections upon the Siphon-holder for moving the roller upon the guide.

5. In a Siphon-filler, the combination, with the Siphon-holder, of an inclined guide adjacent to the head of the Siphon with a roller iitted to such guide and arranged to bear upon the Siphon-valve, a handle with connections upon the siphon-holder for moving the roller upon the guide, and a cover hinged upon the Siphon-holder constructed and operated to prevent the opening of the Siphon-valve until the cover is closed.

6. In a Siphon-filler, the combination, with the Siphon-holder, of an inclined guide adjacent to the head of the Siphon with a roller iitted to such guide and arranged to bear upon the Siphon-valve, a handle With connections upon the Siphon-holder for moving the roller upon the guide, and a cover hinged upon the Siphon-holder with a cam upon the hinge projected in the path of said handle to prevent -the opening of the Siphon-valve` until the cover is closed.

7. In a Siphon-filler, the combination, With the Siphon-holder, of an inclined guide adjacent to the head of the siphon With a roller fitted to such guide and arranged to bear upon the Siphon-valve, a crank pivoted upon the Siphon-holder with link to actuate the roller, and lock the same by toggle action when the Siphon-valve is open, a handle attached to Such lever, a cover hinged upon the Siphonholder to insert the Siphon-therein, and projections upon the hinge, adapted to prevent the opening of the cover until the valve is closed, and the opening of the valve until the cover is closed, Substantially as herein set forth.

8. In a Siphon-filler, the combination, With avertical Standard, of a stationary supplysocket p having a three-way valve to supply carbonated water, and an attached pump to supply a solution of salt to the socket, a siphon-holder movable upon the standard with treadle for pressing the Siphon-nozzle into such Socket, and fixed connections for delivering carbonated water to the three-Way valve and salts to the pump, whereby the Siphon may be charged with both liquids through stationary fixtures, Substantially as herein set forth.

9. In a siphon-iller, the combination, with a supply-Socket adapted to receive the nozzle of the Siphon, of a connection to such socket for supplying carbonated Water, a pump having outlet connected by the pipe s and the check-valve p', an inlet u upon the pumpbarrel near its connection with the pipe s', for Supplying salts to the pump, and a piston movable in the pump and arranged and operated, When retracted, to draw a charge of salts into the pump, and When pressed to the bottom Vof the barrel, to close Such inlet,

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whereby .the salts may be drawn linto and dis-` charged from ythe ApuvrnpwithontA manipulatingf-any valveupon the inlet-pipe.

`1,0. 1n @Siphon-nner, the combination, .with

a supply-socket adapted to receive the nozzle ofthe Siphon, of connection vto s ueh socket for supplying earbonatedwater, a pump hav.

' a supplysooket `adapted to receive ,the nozzle -of the Siphon, 0f acneetion to sne-,hfsoket 'for supplying eerbonated,Watemepnlnp hgwing outlet connected to vsuch p socket, e oo n- ,1160111011 `with valve-for'supplying snltstoeuch pump, a piston movable in the pnrnpby hand, and means forgaging the movement of the' piston to'graduete thechptrge ofAsaItsdeHV- @red t0 the `.siphom Substantially es ,hereinet forth.

In testimony whereof I 4havelnenenntoeet my hand in the presenee of two subscribing witnesses.

v v.JOHN fFOX. Witnesses:

THOMAS S, CRANE, L. LEE. 

